ES2391343A1 - Assembly procedure in interior parts vehicles marked with informative labels. (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding) - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method of mounting on interior parts vehicles marked with information labels, simplified by reducing the number of different references of any of the components present in said procedure, in particular so that the assembly procedure is not see conditioned by the diversity of different versions of information labels resulting from the personalization of the same to adapt the text in content and form of said labels from one vehicle to another, depending, for example, on factors associated with the geographical area of destination of the motor vehicle carrier of said interior pieces, such as the language or legislation related to security of said geographical area of destination. (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding)

Description

ASSEMBLY PROCEDURE IN PARTS VEHICLES

INTERIOR MARKED WITH INFORMATIVE LABELS

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OBJECT OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates to a

assembly procedure of interior parts on

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vehicles, where these parts are marked

with certain information, such as the one related to

use of safety devices such as an airbag, and more

specifically through labels that serve as

support for such information and who are in solidarity with

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interior pieces.

The difficulty of this assembly process

is significantly increased when said

information may vary from one vehicle to another within

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the same assembly line, for example, depending on the

language of the country of destination of the vehicle in which said

information must be expressed, which usually

forces to have different types of labels or

different references and their corresponding management.

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It is the object of the invention to simplify the

assembly procedure of interior parts on

vehicles marked with information labels, such as

for example the one related to the correct use of the airbag,

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by reducing the number of references

other than labels present in said procedure

assembly, so that the assembly procedure does not

be conditioned by the diversity of labels

resulting from personalization of the same when

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you need to adapt the text of that information from a

vehicle to another, depending on for example the geographical area of destination (country, region, ...) of the vehicle carrying said interior parts, for reasons of language and legislation related to the security of said geographical area of destination.

The invention characterizes a procedure for assembling interior parts on vehicles where standardized labels are used irrespective of the information that must be printed on them, for example relating to safety devices of the airbag type, where the engraving of personalized information, whose text is adapted, for example, by the geographical area of destination of the vehicle, is carried out well, once said support label is integral with the inner part or, at a stage immediately prior to the fixing stage of said label on the inner part, thus avoiding the management and storage of a variety of labels.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

It is increasingly common to identify the safety devices of the airbag type located inside a motor vehicle in order that the user of the vehicle is informed about the dangers that the activation of said airbag can entail in case of example of impact of the vehicle if it is not carried out under appropriate conditions, for example when a child seat is fixed in the front seat.

Therefore, the need for identification of the presence of said devices and

the dangers associated with their misuse, for

example by using a label with the

necessary information regarding this type of

dispositives.

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Normally, this tag is fixed on some

of the parts inside the car, for example,

on a parasol

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Depending on the geographical area you go to

intended vehicle, language or even the

legislation regarding vehicle safety measures

it varies. Therefore, there is a need to dial

conveniently said interior parts depending on the

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geographical area of destination of the vehicle, adapting the

text of these labels individually to

each vehicle depending on the geographical area of destination.

This implies an important problem added to the

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Own management of interior parts with different

characteristics, what we have called references,

where a certain diversity of variants of each one is generated

one of said interior parts depending on

features like finish type, color,

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functionality, etc.

Since the diversity generated for each piece

depending on the type of finish, the color, the

functionality, etc. it is inevitable therefore it is about

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simplify the management of such diversity, and in

particular diversity directly associated with

information labels.

From the state of the art they are known

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   interior parts management procedures with

labels

from information, by example parasols

provided

from labels with information relative to

dispositives

from protection of the kind airbag consistent

in

the following stages:

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Manufacture of a parasol,

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Manufacture of a personalized information label where the text of said label is adapted to the geographical area where this vehicle is going to be sold (for example, relevant language and legislation),

Fixing said personalized label to the sun visor, -Supply of said sun visor marked with a personalized label to the vehicle manufacturer, -Mounting the sun visor on said vehicle.

The disadvantages of this procedure are the following:

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The diversity of languages and existing legislation depending on the geographical area of destination of the vehicle, requires the realization of as many information labels as geographical areas of destination, personalized labels, which added to the diversity of existing parasols depending on the model or equipment of the vehicle , implies the management of a large number of references by the supplier of these parts. This significantly complicates the parts management system and the corresponding labeling, with the resulting cost overruns, increased risk of failure to supply the appropriate reference.

In an attempt to reduce the number of references to handle for the management of this type of

pieces, a solution of the state of the art consists of grouping the information of the labels in several languages thus reducing the number of labels to be handled.

In this sense, where it is tried to solve the problem by grouping the information in a single label in several languages, solutions are known in which said information has a fixed disposition, for example by means of a solidarity label to the surface of the parasol in which it is shown Information in several languages.

Such a solution is only useful for cases in which a limited number of variants are handled in terms of the information to be provided, and also given the limited available space penalized the clarity with which said information is presented.

Another solution known in this regard, from document FR2936744, refers to the use of a device that allows to select the language of the label from a mobile support element housed inside a sunshade, which contains the different versions of the information to be displayed distributed in different areas of its surface, of which only a fraction of its surface equivalent to the surface occupied by a single area is visible, and so that it can be moved to choose the information version from among all available that you want to view.

However, this last solution is still far from effectively solving the problem, among other reasons because the variety of languages and

Legislation would require the manufacture of a large support element, so that a single reference of it is able to accommodate all variants of information determined by language

5 and / or the current legislation of each geographic area.

On the other hand, solutions are known, for example from document EP1571025A1, through which the information to be shown is associated with a

10 specific component, initially independent of the lens hood on which it is subsequently mounted, thus independent of the management of the diversity of parasols from that of the different possible versions of information.

15 Thus, the choice of support can be transferred with the appropriate information to the vehicle's own assembly line, avoiding complicating the normal manufacturing and supply process of the sun visor.

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This avoids cost overruns and possible failures in the supply of parasols to the assembly line, derived from a large number of references

2 5 handled during the procedure associated with the manufacture, labeling and supply of parasols equipped with personalized information labels.

However, this procedure only partially simplifies the problem, transferring the management of personalized information labels to the vehicle assembly line, where the management (reception, storage, assembly) of the different personalized information labels will be necessary depending on of the 35 language and / or legislation of the geographical area to which they go

intended vehicles carrying said parts

interiors

DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

In view of the aforementioned, it is considered necessary to solve the inconveniences of the state of the art, by means of an assembly procedure in vehicles of interior parts marked with informative labels, simplifying it by reducing the number of references present in said assembly procedure, so that it is not conditioned by the diversity of possible versions of the text to be displayed, necessary to be able to adapt said information from one vehicle to another, for example, depending on the language and / or the safety legislation of the geographical area of destination of the motor vehicle carrying said interior parts.

Therefore, the present invention relates to a method of assembling interior parts on vehicles marked with informative labels, said procedure comprising the following steps:

a) Provide an interior part of the car b) Provide a standardized information label comprising a support means, e) Fixing said information label on the interior part of the motor vehicle,

d) Engraving of specific information on said information label to obtain a personalized information label,

e) Mounting on the motor vehicle of said interior part (1) marked with the information label,

so that the engraving of the information per

sounding from stage d) is carried out well, once said informative label is in solidarity with the piece

inside,

stage and), O well, in a stage immediately

previous

to the stage and) from fixation from bliss label

informative

on the piece inside of the vehicle car

mobile.

The stages listed above, which constitute the assembly procedure for interior parts marked with informative labels on vehicles, are not necessarily carried out consecutively.

In order to limit the scope of the expression 11 An immediately preceding stage ", the realization of the label engraving stage is understood without dead times between the label engraving stage and the label fixing stage on the inner piece, so that the storage and subsequent management of said labels is not necessary while waiting to be joined on the inner piece.

When referring to personalized information, reference is usually made to the information that converts the standard label into a personalized label and therefore may vary from one vehicle to another within the same assembly line, for example, information whose The text is adapted to the geographical area of destination of the vehicles carrying the interior parts marked with said labels, conditioning for example the language of the information shown and the content and format of the same depending on the legislation in force in said geographical area in Security Matter

The main advantage of the process of the invention is the considerable simplification thereof achieved by reducing the number of references managed by said assembly procedure in a vehicle of an interior part marked by an information label.

Particularly, the reduction of references, refers to the elimination of personalized information labels marked with personalized information whose text is adapted according to, for example, the geographical area of destination of the vehicle carrying said interior parts in the stages of the procedure that require to an added management and to the storage of said personalized information labels.

In this way, the handling of different versions of personalized information labels aimed at a specific geographic area is avoided, only standardized labels being used as a means of supporting said information, thus allowing the indistinct use of one label or another regardless of said geographical area, thus avoiding the management of different information labels and possible failures in the supply of the inner part.

DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The present specification is complemented by a set of figures, illustrative of the preferred example and never limiting of the invention.

Figure 1 represents a schematic perspective view of a vehicle interior part

automobile, and particularly of a sunshade marked with

A personalized information tag.

Figure 2.1 represents a schematic view.

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of the assembly procedure in a parts vehicle

interiors, particularly of a parasol, marked with

an informational label relating to the airbag according to a

first variant of the invention where the engraving of the

specific tag information is carried out in

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a stage after the fixing stage of said

label to the inner piece.

Figure 2.1 represents a schematic view.

of the assembly procedure in a parts vehicle

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interiors, particularly of a parasol, marked with

an informational label related to the airbag, according to a

second variant of the invention, in which the engraving

of the tag is carried out in one stage

immediately before the fixing stage of said

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informative label on the inner piece.

PREFERRED EMBODIMENT OF THE INVENTION

Figure 1 shows an inner part (1) of

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vehicle (4) automobile, in this particular case a

parasol, marked with an informative label (2)

customized, where specific information is

refers to the use and operation of a device

Airbag type safety.

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The informative label (2) customized

comprises a support means (2.1) that may consist

on a plastic sheet for example, an information

standardized (2.2), that is, information whose

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   text is common to all versions and does not depend on

factors such as the geographical area of destination of the vehicle

(

4) sunshade carrier (1), and finally personalized information (2.3), that is, information whose text may vary from one vehicle to another within the same assembly line depending, for example, on the geographical area of destination of the vehicle

(

4) bearer of the sun visor (1), either by the language in which said must be expressed, either by the content or by the form of said text depending on the legislation in force regarding security of the geographical area of destination of the vehicle.

Once described the characteristics of the inner part (1) marked with an informative label

(2) customized, the assembly procedure thereof and some of the possible variants of said procedure that will give rise to the preferred embodiments of the invention are described.

To do this, we begin by enumerating the basic stages that are part of the procedure and that do not necessarily develop consecutively:

Assembly procedure in vehicles of interior parts marked with informative labels buy

giving

said procedure the following stages:

to)

Provide a piece (one) inside of the car

mobile,

b)

Provide a label informative (2) that

it comprises a support means (2.1), e) Fixing said informative label (2) on the interior part (1) of the vehicle (4) automobile, d) Engraving said informative label (2) with personalized information (2.3) , e) Mounting on the vehicle (4) automobile of said

inner part (1) marked with the informative label

(2) ,

so that the engraving of the personalized information (2.3) is carried out well, once said informative label (2) is integral to the inner piece (1), stage e), or, at a stage immediately before step e) of fixing said informative label (2) on the inner part (1).

As can be seen in the schematic representation of a variant of the procedure of Figure 2.1, firstly an inner part (1) is provided intended to identify information relating to an airbag for example, step a).

Normally these parts are easily accessible visually by the user of the vehicle (4) in order to ensure that said information reaches the user and thus avoid damage resulting from misuse of the airbag. For example, normally the marked parts can be parasols, dashboards, etc.

Secondly, an information label (2) is provided where a personalized information (2.3) regarding the airbag will be available in print.

In step b) of the procedure, this label

(2) information, includes a support medium (2.1), and optionally standardized information (2.2)

valid

for any piece (one) inside with

independence

of the area geographic from destination of the

vehicle

( 4) carrier from bliss piece (one) inside, in

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case parasol.

Such standardized information (2.2) can

consist of symbols, which indicate warning or danger, style lines, which define the design of the label, etc.

In this way, only a single version of the information label (2) is managed, until the moment of printing it with the personalized information (2.3), where the content and the language of the text of said information are adapted to the requirements of the geographical area of destination of the vehicle.

Said step b) can be carried out either before, either after or during the performance of step a).

Next, the information label (2) is fixed on the inner part (1), step e), and particularly on the surface (1.1) of said inner part (1).

Normally, it is a necessary condition that the fixing of this informative label (2) on the piece

(1) interior is carried out by means of fixation methods called irreversible, that is, fixing methods that prevent the subsequent disassembly and fixation of the information label (2) on the inner part (1) by means of the same fixing means.

Therefore, for the realization of this fixation, joining means can be used between those already known such as heat transfer, adhesive, etc.

Once the information label (2) has been set on

the inner part (1), the process of

Recorded

from the label (2), stage d), with the information

custom

(2.3) specific adapt ada to the area

geographic

from destination of the vehicle (4) carrier from the

piece

(one) inside.

A preferred way to carry out the engraving process of the information label (2) consists in the use of an engraving installation (3) by means of a laser beam for the engraving of the personalized information (2.3), in accordance with the language and / or legislation of the geographical area of destination of the vehicle (4).

Said engraving installation (3) by laser beam has control means capable of storing the different versions of personalized information (2.3) possible and assigning them to each model in an appropriate way

The support means (2.1) that form the information label (2) can be specially prepared to favor the recording thereof by means of a laser light beam, for example by means of the provision of a special ink capable of reacting under the action of a laser beam, changing color and thus configuring the text that will shape the personalized information (2.3) on said information label (2).

Another variant of the invention consists in the use of two or more layers of ink of different color on the support means (2.1) so that the temperature increase caused by the beam

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of laser light the removal of portions of at least one layer of the ink layers occurs and exposing those areas, of at least one of the other ink layers, necessary to configure the design of the information label (2) with the desired text.

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In any case, the parameters of the control means are adjusted to avoid deterioration of the inner part (1) or of the information label (2) on which the personalized information (2. 3) is recorded.

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The stage d) of engraving, can be carried out either on the inner part (1) independent of other elements, or on the piece (1) once it has been pre-assembled in a set of components, such as a module of roof, as for example could occur in the case that the inner part (1) is a sunshade or on the vehicle itself (4), that is, when said inner part (1) is mounted inside the interior vehicle (4), step e) of the procedure.

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Once the engraving process carried out in step d) of the procedure is finished, the marking of the inner part (1) is finished by means of an information label (2).

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In the case in which the stage d) of engraving is carried out on the part (1) mounted on the vehicle (4), the assembly procedure in the vehicle of an interior part marked with an informative label would be finalized.

In cases where the engraving takes

before the inner part (1) has been mounted on the vehicle, to complete the procedure only the assembly on the vehicle (4) of the inner part (1) would remain, individually or as part of a

5 modular set of components, which constitutes step e) of the assembly procedure.

In a variant of the process represented schematically in Figure 2.2, step e) of fixing the information label (2) on the part

(1) inside, it can be carried out immediately after step d) of engraving said inner piece (1) so that once said informative label (2) with the personalized information (2.3),

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Claims (10)

l. Assembly procedure in standing vehicles

Interior zones marked with information labels

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said procedure comprising the following eta

country:

a) Provide an interior part (1) of the car

mobile,

b) Provide an informational label (2) that

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comprises a support means (2.1),

e) Fixing said informative label (2)

on the inner part (1) of the motor vehicle,

d) Engraving of said informative label (2) with

personalized information (2.3),

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e) Mounting on the vehicle (4) automobile of said

interior part (1) marked with the information label

( 2) ,

so that the engraving of the information per

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sonalized (2.3) is carried out well, once said

information label (2) is integral to the piece (1)

interior, stage e), or, in a stage immediately

prior to step e) of joining said label (2) of

information about the inner part (1).

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2. Assembly procedure in standing vehicles

Interior zones marked with informational labels according to

claim 1 characterized in that steps a) and

b) stage a) can be carried out simultaneously

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before stage b) or stage a) after stage

b).

3. Assembly procedure in standing vehicles

Interior zones marked with informational labels according to

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claim 1 characterized in that the tag (2)

of information from stage b) you already have an information standardized prior tion (2.2). 4. Assembly procedure on standing vehicles Internal zones marked with information labels according to claim 3 characterized in that the standardized prior information (2.2) of the information label comprises invariable data irrespective of the country or region of destination such as symbols, formats and / or 10 style lines. 5. Assembly procedure in vehicles of interior parts marked with information labels according to claim 1 characterized in that step e) is 15 performed before the completion of step d). 6. Assembly procedure of interior parts marked with vehicle information labels according to claim 1 characterized in that the stage E) is performed after the completion of step d). 7. Assembly procedure in vehicles of interior parts marked with informative labels according to claim 1 characterized in that step e) of The fixing of the information label (2) is carried out by irreversible means of attachment. 8. Assembly procedure in vehicles of interior parts marked with informative labels according to
30 claim 1 characterized in that the personalized information (2.3) depends on factors related to the geographical area of destination of the vehicle, such as the language and / or current legislation on safety. 9. Assembly procedure in vehicles of interior parts marked with informative labels according to claim 5 characterized in that step d) can be carried out in any / any of the three:

to.

On the inner part (1) independent of any other element of the car.

b.

On the inner part (1) already associated with a set of components inside the vehicle.

10 c. On the part of the interior of the car already mounted on the vehicle, after stage e). 10. Assembly procedure for interior parts vehicles marked with information labels
15 according to claim 1 characterized in that the engraving step d) is carried out through an engraving installation (3) by laser light beam.